⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:57 · SA 10-4 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q2 9:53 · SA 39-35 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 8:30 · SA 64-52 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bryn Forbes misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 9:29 · SA 87-74 PHX
- Missed FT
Bryn Forbes misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 9:29 · SA 87-74 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 0:16 · SA 26-34 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Josh Jackson flagrant foul type 1
Q4 9:29 · SA 87-74 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 6 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Steals | 23 |
| 16 | Blocks | 23 |
